The concept of a One-Hit Wonder is practically as old as the charts themselves, but what about the albums that hit it and quit? Single albums from bands that changed our worlds and then went silent? AllMusic selects some of our favorite records that rose up from nowhere and then never saw a true follow-up….
In 2023, Playboi Carti announced the Antagonist Tour, which was initially set to take place in the summer and autumn of that year. He subsequently pushed the tour into 2024, and then he postponed it indefinitely. Now, Playboi Carti has once again announced the Antagonist Tour. The tour’s newest incarnation finds the rapper performing in…
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Kneecap have canceled a soldout, 15-date tour of the United States, citing the shows’ proximity to Mo Chara’s next court appearance on a terror charge. Four Canadian shows—two in Toronto, two in Vancouver—are set to go ahead, as are their European dates. Find their current itinerary, with the canceled dates crossed out, below. In a…
Last week, Lil Nas X was arrested after allegedly charging at police officers in Los Angeles when they confronted him for walking naked down Ventura Boulevard. The rapper was arraigned today and formally charged with four felonies, and, per TMZ, he pleaded not guilty to the charges. Lil Nas X is being charged with with…
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our…
On Friday, August 22, Irish folk band the Mary Wallopers had their set at Portsmouth, England’s Victorious Festival cut short after flying the Palestinian flag onstage and leading a chant of “free Palestine.” Several artists, including the Last Dinner Party, subsequently pulled out of their scheduled performances in protest, and now Vampire Weekend, who are…
Julian Lynch is leaving Real Estate. “I’m so grateful to have been able to spend most of the last decade creating, performing, and traveling with my friends in the band,” the singer and guitarist wrote on Instagram. He will not join Real Estate on their upcoming “11 year and seven month anniversary tour” of their…
Belle and Sebastian will tour North America and Europe in 2026 to celebrate the 30th anniversaries of Tigermilk and If You’re Feeling Sinister. They’ve booked two nights in each city, the first featuring Tigermilk performed in full, the second If You’re Feeling Sinister. Those full-album renditions will be appended with second sets throwing in fan…
Mac DeMarco has shared a new song, “Phantom,” the final preview of Guitar. Check out the stripped-down number below, ahead of the LP release this Friday, via Mac’s Record Label. Before “Phantom,” DeMarco led into the new record—the follow-up to the 2023 instrumental LP Five Easy Hot Dogs and, that year, the massive compilation One Wayne…
